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11 Reviews When you're in Bergen you have to know what this song's about. it's a Must for all visitors.Brann means fire in Norwegian. Yahoo Heia Brann, Heia Brann Blod e tjukkere enn vann. Heia Brann Helt fra...
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Fresh Fish, Shellfish, Crabs and Shrimp Stavanger
1 Review Available at the dock between the oil museum and the huge parking garage. Get there early if you want to buy crabs because they never last! One of the best benefits of living by the sea is the easy...
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Fotball (Soccer) Rosenborg Trondheim
3 Reviews Rosenborg Ballklub is the pride of the city, and the entire nation since they made such an impact on the European Championship League. The best football club in Norway, and champions year after year....
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People Bergen
5 Reviews It is said of the Bergensers that they are born with Wellies on their feet. It might be true actually. I have never before been to a place where rubber boots were actually an item of fashion and...
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Lutefisk - Lyed fish Stavanger
1 Review Around Christmastime in Norway, my Norwegian family took me out to eat lutefisk in a restaurant. They said it was a fish-speciality that you usually only have about once a year. Whereas my host mother...
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Bike lift Trondheim
4 Reviews A funny installation in Trondheim for getting up the steep hill (Brubakken) with your bike. It takes you almost all the way up to the fortress. You need a key card to use it (Tourist office at Torvet...
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Festivals Bergen
5 Reviews I was so luck that I have experienced Matfest i Bryggen in 2005. You can taste lots of traditional food( brown cheese, smoked salmon ..etc) and take the opportunity of reasonable prices. Colourful...
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Broken Umbrella & Broken Bicycle Stavanger
1 Review This is a brilliant Norwegian concept based on, and in answer to Broken Column, a set of sculptures that an Englishman placed about town. Broken Umbrella is a popular interactive work in which many...
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St Olav Trondheim
2 Reviews Not only is local hero St Olav big in York too, where a central church has his name. Trondheim's symbol is a rose, uncanningly similar to the white rose of Yorkshire! Wonder if the typical English...
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17th of May Bergen
3 Reviews The parade taking place on the 17th of May is a must-see for sure! It begins with boys playing drums (the sound spreads all over the city), you can watch interesting national costumes (I liked...
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17. mai/May 17th Trondheim
2 Reviews If you thought this habit of Saturday marches are silly, wait untill you see how they calculate the number of participants. Every time we have certain protests in Croatia organisers and opposition...
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Saturday protests Trondheim
1 Review Every Saturday there are protests and marches around town and by simply looking you would think that people in this country and city are really fed up with their poor lives and living conditions....
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Mailboxes Trondheim
1 Review As everywhere in Norway also in Trondheim you’ll find those funny groups of mailboxes along the major streets. It seems that Norwegian postmen are somewhat lazy so the Post office requires neighbours...
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Students Trondheim
2 Reviews One you see half-naked guys ruunning in their underwear around town in August you can be sure that the new academic year has started. That's just one of the rituals they have for their freshmen....
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Antique books Trondheim
1 Review One of the best antique bookstores in Norway, and always a temptation for a booklover like me when I visit Trondheim. They have a first-class selection of used and antique books. Wangsmo Antikvariat...
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In order to prevent the gloom coming from the weather and the absence of daylight during weeks, the Norwegians use to have hobby : lace, reading, ski, music listening. These ones are an amateur folk dancing group. When we watched Norwegian TV we understood.... I danced with one of the women. What a strong grip !
'What to buy?' is always a most important question. Whether for yourself or for souvenirs for friends, each country has its specialties.In Norway look for: painted wooden figureens of fishermen, reindeer, etc. The knitwear is an excellent buy. There are always the whimsical little trolls and miniatures of the famous viking ships. Crystal, glassware and silverware are also featured.
Learn about Norse Mythology from the following books:Osborne, Mary Pope, Favorite Norse MythsSturluson, Snorri, The Poetic EddaSturluson, Snorri, EddaSturluson, Snorri, HavamalSturluson, Snorri, Heimskringla
If you stay in Norway between the 1th and the 17th of May you will sure meet some of the 'Russ' The last year at school is celebrated with dressing in red, blue or black dresses and drink, party and have fun for weeks! :)
There is some amusement parks around in Norway. The best is Tusenfryd located outside Oslo. They have a new attraction this year...It is the Thundercoaster, a coaster made of wood and I think it is the largest in Europe... I tried it some days ago and it was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! (Go to my Oslo pages for more info)
Norway celebrate their national day/constitution day every 17th of May. If you ever get the chance you better come here and experience this day. It is a great party!Click here to read more about Norways Constitution day
In books and at TV norwegians are always dressed up in the national costume.... But we do not use it often. Maybe once a year.......Here is me and some friends, it is the last day at my school..... we dress up to special occations. We are from different places in Norway and therefor we wear different costumes.
Stave churches in Norway is made of wood, it was their tradition of building such as houses and ship in the middle age, and until now Norway manage to keep these churches intact. The construction of the church called it "staves".
Kvikne in Hedemark was the home of the famous writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Known as one of the four BIG writers in Norwegain 19th century history (together with Ibsen, Kielland and Lie) and won the Nobel Prize in litterature in 1903. I visited this place in August 2001, but unfortunately there was no guide working at that time.
Royal Wedding in Norway. The Crownprince of Norway married Mette Marit on Saturday the 25th of August 2001 and the capital was crowded with people. I did not get a picture of the happy couple, but I was very close to the parade.
Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica Oslo Oslo
9 Reviews and 221 Opinions The hotel is located close to a popular hiking and cross-country ski area and in walking distance...
Rica Travel Hotel Bergen Bergen
3 Reviews and 204 Opinions Having no advance bookings due to traveling without set itinerary and during peak summer season, we...
Rica Nidelven Hotel Trondheim
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Q: I am wondering which is the best period for a 1-week ski mountaineering holiday in the Lofoten Area and I would like to know if...
A: The Lofoten (and Vesterålen) islands never have that huge amount of snow, they are out in the Gulf stream. Mind you, they weren't even covered by the ice cap that covered...
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